reduced

"to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc."

"After exercising regularly and eating healthy, she reduced considerably. "

"Hester Prynne was shocked at the condition to which she found the clergyman reduced."

"to reduce a province or a fort"

"to reduce a city to ashes"

"The chef reduced the sauce until it was thick and flavorful. "

"The iron in the rust remover was reduced back to pure iron by the chemical process. "

"The smelter reduced the iron ore to pure iron, removing the impurities. "

"The math teacher reduced the complicated fraction to its simplest form, making it easier to solve. "

"The programmer reduced the complex database search to a sorting problem, which had already been solved with a fast algorithm. "

"The teacher reduced the complex philosophical syllogism to a simple "If A, then B" statement so the students could understand the basic logic. "

"It is important that all business contracts be reduced to writing."

"The doctor successfully reduced the patient's dislocated shoulder. "

"The drill sergeant reduced the marching formation from a square to a single line for easier movement through the narrow passage. "

"Due to budget cuts, the company reduced several employees last month. "

"The judge reduced the speeding ticket to a parking violation because the radar gun was faulty. "

"a book reduced into English"

"the reduced prices in a summer sale"

"the reduced goods at the sale"

"The chicken was served in a reduced red wine sauce."